Nancy Elizabeth Rielly

She was born in Boston, MA on March 7, 1939, to Harry A. Friedenberg and Catherine M. Gleason. Growing up an only child, Nancy learned to keep herself busy by learning to play the piano and excelling in the school classroom. She graduated from North Quincy High School and attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where she met and fell in love with John T. Rielly Jr. (Jack) of Wollaston, MA. They were married on July 7, 1962, and remained devoted to each other for 61 years.

Nancy loved music and played the piano, acoustic guitar, organ, and banjo where she played in a band called Nancy and Company. She was also the star of singing and dancing in a local Hingham, MA charity Cabaret show to the delight of her local "fans" for over 20 years. Nancy taught second grade in Whitman, MA, and was the music teacher to all grades at St. Paul's School in Hingham, MA. She loved to compete and played in several tennis leagues on the South Shore and Cape Cod where she also became an avid golfer when she and Jack became founding members of The Ridge Club in Sandwich, MA, and later The Renaissance Club in Sun City Center, FL. She thoroughly enjoyed the country club lifestyle, the golf, socializing, dining, and dancing.

Nancy leaves her husband Jack, of Sun City Center, FL, son John T. Rielly III of Braintree, MA, daughter Anne Hirtle and her husband Paul of Harrison, ME, son Kevin Rielly and his wife Tish of Estero, FL and daughter Mary Ann Maple of Mahomet, IL. She also leaves behind her former daughter-in-law, Tricia Reilly of Scituate, MA, and nine beautiful grandchildren.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at Saint Anne Catholic Church in Ruskin, FL.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?sc_dcm=58700008005633813&sc_cid=kwp&sc_cat=b&frequency_selected=1&dedication=1&ds_rl=1285465&ds_rl=1291300&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-Iy2tqz9gAMVN51aBR3IkgM8EAAYASAAEgKI8PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds__;!!M2D_dUfSiN4E!M7SoiCFkD-dE6GFNXk8fmgDuA-QdaQ5c6tH6kVzkIfjoxE7wSoFD969rSS6GWvIwLXVTQlHz8gpsqMNC-47gqAez$ for donations to be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, or mail the attached form with the donation to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105